Marxism and International Relations (M1530S)
Marxism and International Relations
Module M1530S
Module details for 2008 cohort.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This course enables you to engage systematically with the Marxist tradition of theorising about international relations. It provides an introduction to Marx's own thought, using selections from primary texts, and then examines how later Marxist writers have applied and developed these ideas across a range of themes in international studies, including imperialism, the Cold War, international political economy and globalisation theory.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course:
1. Students will have acquired a basic but rigorous understanding of the nature and scope of Marxism as an intellectual tradition;
2. They should be familiar with the principal ways in which it has been applied to International Relations;
3. They should have developed skills of close textual reading, together with an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of a systematic social theory;
4. They should have developed basic IT skills involved in accessing course materials on the course web pages;
5. They will have experience of conceiving and producing a substantial work of analysis and argument, presented in accordance with professional scholarly standards.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation (7000 words) | Summer Term Week 5 Mon 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Term | SEMINAR | 3 hours | 111111111100 |
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